<?php

// define the connection strings
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbuser = 'root';
$dbpass = '';

// make a connection to the database server
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass) or die();

// name and select the database
$dbname = 'markr';
$dbselect = mysql_select_db($dbname) or die("Could not connect to db $dbname");

?>

